Leg-bracing means for bed-frames.



A. C. KLOPPING.

LEG BRACING MEANS FOR BED FRAMES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.6, 1913A 1,071,927. Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH C. KLOPPING, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOB OIE' ONE-HALF TO THE TOLEDO PARLOB FURNITURE COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A.` CORPORATION OF OHIO` LEG-BRACIN'G MEANS FOR BED-FRAMES.

speeineauon of Letters raamt.

Patented Sept. 2, 1913.

original application filed. October 14, 1312, Serial No. 725,620. Divided and this application led January 6, 19.13. Serial No. 740,431.

To all 'whom 'it concern Be it known that I, Anonrrr C. KLOPPING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Leg-Bracing Means for Bed Frames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specifi cation.

This invention relates particularly to bed davenports, and is a division of the application for United States Letters Patent filed by me on October 14, 1912, Serial No. 725,620.

The object of my invention is the pro vision of improved means for transversely bracing the folding supporting legs at the outer end of the bed-frames of apparatus of this character, whereby to facilitate the folding and unfolding movements of the legs relative to the frame and to obviate objections incident to the use of the types of leg-bracing means heretofore employed.

The invention is fully described in the following specification, and while, in its broader aspect, it is capable of embodiment in numerous forms, a preferred embodiment thereof is illustrated in t-he accompanying drawings, in which,-

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the davenport frame with the back and one end thereof removed, the seat frame being in vertical cross-section, and the bed-frame partly unfolded, with the complete unfolded position thereof shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an outer end view of the bed-frame in unfolded position, with a part broken away, and Figs. 3 and 4 are different enlarged details of portions of the leg bracing means and the manner of connecting them to the frame.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the outer section of a bed-frame, such section, in the present instance, having its sides connected at their inner ends to the adjacent ends of the sides of the adjoining bedframe section 2 by links 3, which links are pivotally connected to the respective sections to permit a folding of the outer section 1 1n spaced relation over the sectlon 2,

` as indicated in full lines in Fig. 1.

A supporting leg 4 is pivoted at its upyper end to each side of the bed-frame section 1 adjacent to the outer end thereof for longitudinal folding movements relative thereto. These legs coperate, in the present instance, with a set of legs 5 which are pivoted to the sides of the section Q at the forward ends thereof, and also with a seat 3 G in supporting the bed-frame in a suitable manner, as is well understood in the art. The legs 4 are preferably of angle-iron l form in cross-section to adapt the inturned flange of each to rest against the under side of the frame section when folded thereagainst, with the flange thereof which projects longitudinally of the bed-frame lapping the outer side of the frame section, as

shown in the full line position in Fig. 1.

Each of the legs l1 1s braced transversely of the section 1 by a brace-bar 7, which is secured at one end to a leg preferably ad jacent to its lower end, as at 8, and has its opposite end hinged to the outer end o1' cross-piece of the section 1 for longitudinal jecting loosely through a registering slot 10 in the inner' end of the brace-bar to permit such parts to have free relative pivotal movements, and with its legs straddling the rearwardly projecting flange 1l at the lower inner edge of the cross-piece of the section 1 and riveted or otherwise rigidly r secured thereto.

It will be noted that the brace'bars are attached at their outer ends to the outer or front sides, of the respective legs t and that they are attached to the loop members 9 at points below and slightly to the rear of the leg pivots (the position of which is indicated at 4 in Fig. 4) and to the rear of the vertical plane of attachment of the bars to the legs when the legs are in the unfolded position shown in Fig. 1. It is found in `practice that the legs and braces are capable of free and easy folding or unfolding movements relative to the frame when connected thereto in this manner. Itis also found that this manner ofv separately bracing the legs lrelative `to the frame enables them to have relative folding or unfolding movements without the binding tendency which is present in the use of the leg bracing means heretofore employed in like connections.l

Pivoted to each leg 4 adjacent to its pivot, as at 12, is an arm 13 which is provided with .a longitudinally extending cam slot 14 that works over the .guide pin 15 attached to the associated side of the frame section 1 adjacent to the outer end thereof and coperates with such pin to lock the leg in its set up position when the frame is unfolded. The outer or free end of the arm 13 is provided with a hook 17 adapted to have engagement with a pin 18 on the associated side of the frame section 2 when the attached leg 4: is folded against the frame section 1 and such section is in its foldedy section 1 in the manner above described isl to facilitate a free movement of either leg 4 from its folded position relative to the section 1 to release the catch arm 13 from engagement with the pin 18 and to eliminate any tendency of the leg bracing means to cause a binding action of`a leg during an unfolding movement thereof unless both legs are moved in unison and no inward strain is applied thereto during the unfolding operation.

`I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. In combination, a bed-frame having side and cross-bars, a supporting leg piv- 'oted to said bed-frame for folding movements relative thereto, and a brace member projecting from said-leg in the direction of projection of the pivotal axis of the leg and having its outer end portionl hinged to a cross-bar of the bed-frame toy permit vthe leg and brace to have pivotal swinging movements together relative to the bed-frame in a direction which is transverse to the direction of projection ofthe Vbrace from the leg, the axes of the leg and outer end of the brace being out of alinement.

V2. In combination, a 'bed-frame having a cross-piece at its outer end, a member fastened to said cross-piece and forming a pivot loop with its opening disposed transversely of the frame, a leg pivoted to one side of the bed-frame for swinging. movements longitudinally of the frame-with its swinging axis outof alinement with said pivot loop, and a brace-barv attached at one end to said leg and extending inwardly therefrom transversely to the bed-frame in diagonal relation to the leg an'dhaving its inner end in 'hinged connection with ysaid loop member.

3. In combination, a folding bed-frame having a cross-piece at its outer end provided with an inwardly projecting iiange, a member fastened to said flange and forming a pivot loop with its opening disposed transversely of the frame, a supporting legv hingedly carried by the frame at one side of said member for folding movements against the frame longitudinally thereof, a

brace-bar attached at one end to said leg and extending inwardly therefrom transversely of the bed-frame in diagonal relation to theforming a pivot loop with its opening dis-Y posed transversely of the frame, a leg pivoted to one side of said frame with its pivot disposed above and forwardly from the axis of said member loop, and a brace-bar attached at one end Vto said leg and extending inwardly therefrom transversely of the bedframe in diagonal relation Vto the leg and having its inner end in link engagement with said member loop to permit said bar to have pivotal movements with the leg relative to the bed-frame. Y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.V

YADOLPH C. KLOPIING. Witnesses C. W. OWEN, S, T. KLOTZ.

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